Nitpicky Snapethoughts

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No: HPFGUIDX 15186

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
 
> He =is= startled to see him, which could mean (a) That nutter who 
> wants to kill Harry is here in the hospital by his bedside?  Oh 
man, 
> that whole thing again--don't tell me Dumble really thinks he's 
> innocent
If Snape really believe that, his reaction in that case would be a. 
draw out his wand and stunned Sirius or b. voice his opinion 
about 'The nutter who wants to kill Harry' directly with Dumbledore.  
Snape wouldn't yelp but he always says what he thinks (even if nobody 
listen to him).  Hand-shake is certainly out of question if he really 
believes a.

or just (b) Sirius Black is an Animagus?!  It could, of 
> course, mean both.
Not b because Snape does know that Sirius Black is an Animagus -- he 
was in the Shrieking Shack when Lupin described how the Marauder's 
all become Animagus.  However, Snape doesn't know what animal Sirius 
become.  So he could still be startled.

Or he could have be startled for a different reason -- Sirius has the 
nerve to be sitting right in front of the Minister of Magic.  Hence, 
the 'What is he doing here?' remark.
 
> BTW, I wonder what Snape thinks of the interaction between Sirius 
and 
> Harry?  It's clear that somehow in the past year, they've come to 
know 
> and care for each other.  His mind must be blown. 

I don't think he cares all that much.  Disdain, perhaps but not 'mind-
blowing'.  It will be fun to see Sirius and Snape trying to work with 
each other.

Bear in mind that Snape wasn't, how should I put this ... mentally 
stable during the last few chapters of PoA.  He's acting, for 
unexplained reason, quite OOC.  Harry hasn't heard Snape shouted for 
the last three books and all of a sudden, he is yelling like a 
maniac.  I do think once he calmed down a bit (say during the 
summer), Dumbledore may be able to convince him of Sirius's innocence.